(1)(產(chǎn)品)牌子(type or brand,with reference to the maker or the place,time etc of making)[C][N(of)]:a car of well-known~名牌轎車(chē);a foreign~of camera外國(guó)相機(jī);What a~is your television set/his watch/this pocket knife/the stereo recorder? 你的電視機(jī)/他的手表/這把小刀/立體聲收錄機(jī)是什么牌子? I know all the~s of French cars.我知道法國(guó)汽車(chē)的所有牌子。These two pieces of china are of the same~.這兩件瓷器是一個(gè)廠燒制的?!纪絢ind,brand,mark;
(2)樣式,制作方式(process or way of making)[U][N(of)]:a garment of first-class/excellent/famous~一件做工一流/做工考究/名店制作的服裝;I dislike the~of the coat/the dress/the shirt/the intricate machine. 我不喜歡這件(套)外衣/服裝/襯衣的樣式/結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜的機(jī)器?!纪?fashion-ing,form;
on the make 一心想賺錢(qián)(占便宜):He is always on the~.他總是想要賺點(diǎn)錢(qián)。
【注意】make...of...,與 make...from... 都表示用原料制成,但用法不同。通常情況下,物品所用的原料經(jīng)過(guò)加工后,其“質(zhì)”發(fā)生變化時(shí)用 make ...from ...;其“質(zhì)”不發(fā)生變化時(shí)用make ...of...。如:The desk is made of wood.(這個(gè)桌子是木制的。)Paper is made from rags.(紙是用破布制造的。)
【辨異】 1)make與construct和manufacture的區(qū)別見(jiàn)CONSTRUCT;2)make與bring about 的區(qū)別見(jiàn)BRING。